Li Shimin's will: Li Zhi, the throne belongs to your brother

The scene fell silent for a while, and everyone saw the shock in their eyes.

Confucius and Xunzi have different views, but they are both Confucian sages, so the schools are not as important as imagined, and the important thing is to be used by the rulers.

At present, it seems that the influence of Confucianism is gradually weakening, and if science continues to develop, it will replace Confucianism sooner or later.

"Wrong!" Kong Zhiyue shook his head, and asked with a solemn face, "I'm afraid he won't even be eligible to worship after entering the country."

"How could it be, I have tens of thousands of Confucian disciples!!" Daru immediately retorted.

After Kong Zhiyue listened, he showed pity.

"You're so pitiful, you're still self-righteous. Now that science has made gods and ghosts unpredictable, maybe one day it will go straight to nine days..."

"Ah~" Daru had doubts on his face, but he firmly believed in his heart that it would be a matter of time if the development continued at this speed.

"How do you change what you said?" Kong Yingda frowned and asked Kong Zhiyue.

"It's better to go down the current than to sail against the current!!" Kong Zhiyue said without a word.

As soon as the voice fell, there was a dead silence, and then an argument suddenly broke out.

"Going down the river?? Do you want me to teach you to devote yourself to science?"

"It's absurd. We have been enshrining the Confucian saints for thousands of years, and now we want to teach and join science."

"What's so absurd, Taoism isn't an example?"

"Yes, yes, Li Chunfeng can teach and devote himself to science, don't we, the Confucianists, have no such determination?"

Everyone was arguing endlessly, some couldn't believe it, some were still stubborn, and some even wanted to emulate Li Chunfeng.

Chapter 153 Goguryeo Battle Plan

Watching everyone present here arguing about joining science, Kong Zhiyue opened the dictionary silently and said in a low voice.

"You guys are so self-righteous, have you ever thought about what will happen if Your Majesty changes the imperial examination?"

As soon as this remark came out, the complexions of the people present changed drastically.

There are usually two or three ways to become an official nowadays.

There are usually very few people in this part who have background recommendation or famous self-recommendation.

The other is the imperial examination to be an official.

Although very few people are admitted each year, the poor scholars who want to obtain fame account for the vast majority of Confucian scholars, because this is the only way for them to cross class.

Once the content of the imperial examination is changed, will these Confucian students who aim to obtain academic achievements still study Confucianism?

Everyone is not cold.

The answer is definitely not, after all, their ultimate goal is to gain fame and glory in the family.

Only then did everyone realize that the initiative was never in their hands.

Confucianism has always been just a tool.

The reason why they can give them this illusion is because among Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism, only Confucianism aims to assist the king.

Now, with the strong emergence of science, the potential, changes and influence it brings have surpassed Confucianism from a certain point of view.

This is very fatal, because everyone likes better and more useful tools.

After figuring out the key points, everyone panicked.

Perhaps their status will not change today, but what about their children and grandchildren?

"If you are poor, you will change, if you change, you will connect, and if you are the same, you will reach the world!" Kong Zhiyue turned his head and scanned the panic on everyone's faces.

"How to change? How to achieve?" Think Daru asked hastily.

"When someone surpasses that prince, cultivate a new saint!"

If you want to surpass science, you should produce a sage like the prince to show the charm of Confucianism.

"Is it possible to surpass the prince and cultivate a saint?"

Everyone exclaimed after listening, looked at Kong Zhiyue's serious expression, and then looked at the engraving in front of him, showing an expression like you were making me laugh.

"Impossible, we can't even get the newspaper printed, and it's wishful thinking to surpass him."

"That's right! Whether it's the dictionary, statistics, or printing, a single item is enough to last forever, let alone others."

"Yeah, let's think of another way!!"

"Then there is no other way!" Kong Zhiyue sighed very calmly, expressing that he had no choice.

When Kong Yingda heard the words, he became a little anxious: "How long has it been before, and you just give up?"

Kong Zhiyue sighed lightly and shook his head.

"We can't cultivate new sages and shock Confucianism, and we think too highly of ourselves and refuse to join science, so we can only watch Confucianism decline."

He said the ending of Confucianism lightly.

"This~"

Everyone was at a loss for words, and slumped on their chairs, looking at the engraving in front of them and fell into deep thought.

"Things are not that bad. The power of science is so great, His Majesty will not leak it easily. There is still a period of time to think about it."

Kong Zhiyue shook his head and looked at the slumped crowd, feeling powerless.

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At the same time, the Wu Family Restaurant seems to have become the headquarters of the Chamber of Commerce.

Lu Chengqing got up and walked around to move his numb legs.

He has been waiting for more than an hour with the gift, and he is extremely anxious, without a hint of regret.

If I had known that the Chamber of Commerce could become such a giant, I wouldn't have hated Wu Meiniang, otherwise I wouldn't have been left here for more than an hour.

It's almost noon.

Wu Meiniang finally came down from the second floor dissatisfied.

Lu Chengqing stepped forward quickly, with a smile on his face, and saluted very lowly: "The head of the Lu family has met the president of the chamber of commerce!"

"Don't dare, dare not, the little girl is only a concubine, how dare she accept such a big gift from the head of the Lu family?" Wu Meiniang showed a polite smile.

"Ha...ha" Lu Chengqing paused and explained with an awkward smile: "Misunderstandings are all misunderstandings. The chairman has a lot of them, so don't worry about them like a bad old man like me."

Wu Meiniang showed a playful smile: "Misunderstanding? Some people say that I can't see the light, you call it a misunderstanding?"

"Cough... it's the old man's fault, it's the old man's fault, the old man is stupid." Lu Chengqing said humbly and said: "The old man is wrong, he should be clever."

"Then I also heard that you said that you would send out several concubines every year?" Wu Meiniang raised her eyebrows and looked at Lu Chengqing and said.

"Hey~" The smile on Lu Chengqing's face paused, and a bitter expression appeared on his face: "All fakes are fake~ I am a very loyal person"

"Is it?"

Lu Chengqing seemed to have been greatly wronged, and tried his best to defend himself.

"Of course, otherwise I should have several sons as the head of the family, but in fact I only have one son, so the concubine and everything are fake, and they are all rumors."

"So that's how it is!" Wu Meiniang suddenly realized, she didn't expect that Lu Chengqing could explain everything, and all the reasons to embarrass him were gone.

"Is that really a misunderstanding?"

"Yeah, isn't this all a misunderstanding!" Lu Chengqing said with an annoyed look.

"It's all because of this misunderstanding that my Lu family was not able to join the chamber of commerce, so I came here to apologize with a gift."

Wu Meiniang hurriedly got up to stop his behavior: "There's no need to make amends. Joining the chamber of commerce is no longer up to me. Take the things back!"

"This~" Lu Chengqing was in a dilemma, but Wu Meiniang still refused to let go.

"Looking for His Royal Highness or His Majesty, in short, the chamber of commerce is not up to me." Wu Meiniang reminded casually.

"Understood!" After hearing this, Lu Chengqing was very satisfied and hurried out, thinking that this matter is over.

As long as they contribute something, Li Shimin and Li Tai will definitely agree. After all, who would refuse food in a war?

The reason why she came to see Wu Meiniang was mainly because she was worried that Wu Meiniang would blow the wind by Li Tai's side.

"Huh~" A cold light flashed in Wu Meiniang's eyes, the last person who humiliated me like this is already dead, if it wasn't for you, it would still be useful.

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In the imperial study.

Li Shimin and a circle of important officials were sitting in a circle, with a huge sand table in the middle.

A group of people are deducing this war.

"If you want to start a war, you need nothing more than generals, soldiers, money, food, and strategies."

Having said that, Li Shimin stroked his beard, and glanced at the people present, "The first thing is to have a few strong members, but will Ai Qing follow the doctor to go to the expedition?"

As soon as this remark came out, countless generals enthusiastically challenged the battle.

Yuchi Gong stood up first, and roared: "Return to Your Majesty, my minister Yuchi Gong is willing to fight with Your Majesty!!"

Cheng Yaojin was not to be outdone: "I am willing to fight with Your Majesty in Goguryeo!"

"Sir, Niu Jinda is willing to fight Goguryeo with His Majesty!!"

Li Shimin nodded with relief on his face, and the deep worry was hidden in his joyful eyes.

Years make people grow old, and unknowingly, many civilian and military generals are getting older and their temples are graying. Maybe I have to add a group of young generals.

"Okay! I am so relieved! Niu Jinda, Zhang Liang, Li Daozong, Li Shiji...Follow me!!"

The military commander who was named immediately showed joy, and responded loudly: "I will obey you!"

As for the generals who were not selected, they could only feel pity secretly. Just as Yuchi Gong was about to say something, Li Shimin stopped him with his eyes and comforted him.

"The ones I didn't choose this time are because I have other considerations, so I will assist the prince well."

"I'll obey you!" Cheng Yaojin and the others could only let out a long sigh, there was no other way.

"Since the general has been selected, what about the soldiers?" Niu Jinda said happily.

"Since it is a naval battle, we should recruit [-] soldiers from the river, Huai, Ling, and Kip, and then [-] warriors from Chang'an and Luoyang."

"Whether it is transportation or war, a lot of navy is needed. There are many people who are good at water in the Jianghuai area."

"It's just that there are too few people?"

Niu Jinda asked worriedly: "Your Majesty is wise, but 60 is enough? Goguryeo had [-] troops in the former Sui Dynasty!"

"[-] cannons and [-] soldiers and horses, I think that's enough!" Li Shimin said confidently.

If but from the perspective of quantity, if 60 is against [-], then I am afraid that there is no need to fight, but with cannons, it will be different.

"You old cow, you have [-] cannons, so there's nothing to worry about. If you can't do anything, I'll come for you, Old Hei!"

"That's right, everyone says you're arrogant, I think it's better for me, Old Cheng, to bite you!"

"Go, go, go." Niu Jinda pushed Cheng Yaojin away with a black line on his face.

"Then what is His Majesty's plan?"

"Attack plan, please speak up enthusiastically." Li Shimin swept across the crowd and said.

Zhang Liang thought about it directly, and put a flag in the position of Luoyang.

"Luoyang is an important part of the Beijing-Hangzhou Canal, which allows the soldiers conscripted by Jianghuai to gather in Luoyang and transport them by ship."

"Well, there is Hanjiacang in Luoyang, which stores grain from the south of the Yangtze River, which can supply the world for several years!"

Li Shimin nodded in agreement and said, "The money, food and soldiers are gathered in Luoyang."

"From Luoyang, you can follow this canal northward to the capital, where you can make some repairs." Niu Jinda took a flag and planted it in the direction of the capital.

Li Tai frowned and said: "This canal is [-] kilometers long, and the ship's endurance may not be able to reach it. The way must be replenished with fuel."

Li Shimin frowned when he heard this, "Do you have to use coal to replenish fuel? Can you use wood and charcoal?"

"Yes!!" Li Tai nodded. The advantage of the steam engine is that even if there is a lack of fuel, it is feasible to support charcoal with wood that can be found everywhere.

"It's not a problem over there!!" Li Shimin waved his hand, his brows relaxed, and he couldn't help but sigh in his heart that this thing is really useful.

"Keep going!"